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Keep Your Eyes on Jesus
"And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, Lord save me. And immediately, Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?" (Matthew 14:28-31).
Jesus allowed Peter to walk on the water for two reasons. First, that he might walk on water and thus see the Lord's power, and second, that he might sink and thus see his own weakness.
As Peter stepped out of the boat and put his foot upon the water, he exhibited total faith in Christ. But, he took his eyes off of Jesus, and began to look at the wind howling and the waves rising up and down, and he became afraid. Finally, about to go under, he cried out, "Lord, save me!."
Let this be a lesson to us. As we endure day-to-day trials and problems, let us remember to keep our eyes focused on Jesus. If we do not, then we will begin to sink under the load we bear. It is so easy to get our eyes off Christ and to look at what is going on around us. Let us not forget that He is standing near us and won't let us endure anything above what we are able to bear.
Lord, help us to remember that You are always beside us, that You will never leave us nor forsake us. Help us in our day-to-day lives to keep our eyes focused on You, no matter what may be going on around us.
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